ENS 46181
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Jul 30, 2010 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Radiographer'S Badge Had Reading of 37 Rem |
| Event Description | On August 17, 2010, at 1115 hours0.0129 days <br />0.31 hours <br />0.00184 weeks <br />4.242575e-4 months <br />, the Agency (State of Texas) was notified by the licensee that their dosimetry processor had notified them that a radiographer's badge was reading 37.060 rem for the month of July, 2010. The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) stated that he had reviewed the daily dose records for the radiographer and the radiographer's recorded total exposure was less than 50 millirem for the exposure period. Also, the radiographer's coworker's badge reading was normal for the same period. The RSO stated that he believed that it was a badge only exposure. He stated that the radiographer works the afternoon shift, so he has not had a chance to interview him. The RSO stated that the radiographer has been removed from all activities which would expose him to any additional radiation exposure. The RSO stated that he was not aware of any single event which would have caused this type of exposure. The RSO stated that he interacts with the radiographer on a daily basis and has not noted any indications of an exposure of this magnitude. The RSO stated that medical exams would be considered if they could not prove that the exposure was to the badge only. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300.
Texas Incident # I-8773
Received the following report from the State of Texas via email: On August 18, 2010 at 1045 hours0.0121 days <br />0.29 hours <br />0.00173 weeks <br />3.976225e-4 months <br />, the Agency [State of Texas] was contacted by the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) and informed that they had conducted an interview with the radiographer receiving the over exposure. The radiographer stated that he did not remember ever dropping his TLD. He could not think of any reason why he would have received so much exposure. The RSO stated that the radiographer had performed all of his work within the shooting bays at their facilities. The licensee sent the radiographer to a medical facility for blood work. The RSO stated that the results of the blood work were normal. The RSO stated that the radiographers badge may have been intentionally exposed by another individual. He stated that they have security cameras and would review the tapes for any activities that could explain the exposure. The RSO stated that they had implemented new controls on their workers TLD's. Shift managers will control access to the badges when the workers are not wearing them. The RSO stated that the dosimetry processor could not determine if the dose recorded by the badge was while the badge was moving or stationary. Notified R4DO (Geoffrey Miller), FSME (Mark Delligatti)
The following report was received from the State of Texas via e-mail: The [State of Texas] was contacted by the licensee and informed the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site has sent the licensee notification that based on their evaluation of the samples submitted to them by the licensee, no overexposure had occurred. Notified R4DO (Deese) and FSME (McIntosh). |
| Where | |
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| Turner Industries Group, Llc Paris, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 05237 |
| Organization: | Texas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+440.88 h18.37 days <br />2.624 weeks <br />0.604 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Art Tucker 13:53 Aug 17, 2010 |
| NRC Officer: | John Knoke |
| Last Updated: | Sep 3, 2010 |
| 46181 - NRC Website | |
Turner Industries Group, Llc with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State - Threatened Over-Exposure ENS 461812010-07-30T05:00:00030 July 2010 05:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Radiographer'S Badge Had Reading of 37 Rem 2019-03-15T15:30:00 | |